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Revision 1.422 by root, Sun Nov 16 11:12:57 2008 UTC vs.
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8TODO: testcancel 8TODO: testcancel
9TODO: aio 9TODO: aio
10TODO: Coro::Semaphore 10TODO: Coro::Semaphore
11TODO: trow disturbs cleanup path inside pp_slf? 11TODO: trow disturbs cleanup path inside pp_slf?
12TODO: throw special-case in transfer? 12TODO: throw special-case in transfer?
13TODO: document throw limitations
135.0 145.0
14 - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use 4.912 for the stable version. 15 - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience
16 stability issues.
15 - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. 17 - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled.
16 - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters. 18 - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters.
17 - async_pool did free a scalar value twice 19 - async_pool did free a scalar value twice
18 ("Attempt to unreference..."). 20 ("Attempt to unreference...").
19 - fix a longstanding bug where calling terminate on a coro that 21 - fix a longstanding bug where calling terminate on a coro that
20 was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available 22 was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available
21 would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where 23 would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where
22 it was available but waiters were waiting(. 24 it was available but waiters were waiting(.
25 - avoid deadlock in Coro::Channel if maxsize == 1 (Richard Hundt).
23 - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported 26 - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported
24 anymore. 27 anymore.
25 - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede, 28 - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede,
26 transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but 29 transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but
27 more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of 30 more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of
30 - take advantage of __builtin_frame_address on gcc. 33 - take advantage of __builtin_frame_address on gcc.
31 - expose THX in coroapi (not sure whether this was a wise decision, 34 - expose THX in coroapi (not sure whether this was a wise decision,
32 as "threaded" perls are running at half speed anyways). 35 as "threaded" perls are running at half speed anyways).
33 - implement execute_slf (schedule-like-function) interface that makes 36 - implement execute_slf (schedule-like-function) interface that makes
34 it possible to implement schedule-like-functions in XS. 37 it possible to implement schedule-like-functions in XS.
35 - use new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::EV by roughly a factor 38 - use new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::EV by roughly a
36 of two. 39 factor of two.
37 - removed timed_down and timed_guard functions - they were not being used 40 - removed timed_down and timed_guard functions - they were not being
38 anyways and should be replaced by a more generic mechanism - and were 41 used anyways and should be replaced by a more generic mechanism -
39 annoying to support anyways : 42 and were annoying to support anyways :)
40 - used new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::Semaphore by a factor 43 - used new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::Semaphore by a
41 of three. 44 factor of three.
45 - used new SLF interface to speed up Coro::AIO by roughly a factor of
46 four and reduce its memory usage considerably.
42 - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. 47 - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years.
43 - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as 48 - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as
44 pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). 49 pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd).
45 50
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